Banking and Finance

• Advised two real estate companies related to Gerbera Capital in a US$ 76.2 million syndicated loan.
  
  
• Advised Interprotección, a company with over 40 years of experience in the insurance market in Mexico and Latin America, in successfully reaching an agreement with various lenders.
  
  
• Advised East West Bank, as lender, in connection with the granting of a Multiple Advance Term Loan Agreement for up to US$30.0 million, in order for the Borrowers to partially fund a loan for the financing of an aquaculture facility.
  
  
• Advised Capital Indigo in an asset-backed loan granted to Hi-Tec Group.
  
  
• Advised Capital Índigo in granting an asset-backed loan to Lácteos Ticoy.
  
• Citibanamex Afore invests in trust bond certificates for the development of infrastructure projects under a placement program for up to the equivalent of US$250 million.
  
  
• Advised Interprotección and its subsidiaries in connection with the obtainment of an additional US$45.1 million tranche through the amendment and restatement of and existing Syndicated Loan for US$120 million.
  
  
• Acted as Mexican counsel for ING Bank and Rabobank, both belonging to the bank sector, in connection with the restructuring of certain $52 million Euros senior loan granted to a Spanish subsidiary of Grupo Alsea.
  

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Represented Soccerly as a seller of its 100% digital assets to Playmaker Capital Inc, including JuanFutbol.
  
  
• Representation of Bayer CropScience in its acquisition of AgraQuest, Inc. and its Mexican subsidiary, AgraQuest de Mexico S.A. de C.V. for $425 million (€340 million).
  
  
• Representation of Compartamos, S.A.B. de C.V., in connection with its tender offer to acquire all of the shares of Banco Compartamos, S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple., conducted through the Mexican Stock Exchange and through a private placement for U.S. holders.
  
  
• Advising Ixe Grupo Financiero, S.A.B. de C.V. in connection with the MXN$16.2 billion ($1.3 billion) merger with Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V.
  
  
• Representation of Quálitas, in connection with its tender offer to acquire all of the shares of Quálitas Compañía de Seguros, S.A.B. de C.V., a Mexican insurance company, which is the largest car insurer in Mexico, in exchange for shares issued by Quálitas Controladora, S.A.B., de C.V., conducted through the Mexican Stock Exchange.
  
  
• Representation of Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A. in the merger of Banorte Generali, S.A. de C.V. Afore into Afore XXI, creating one of the largest pension fund managers in Mexico and its prior $200 million acquisition of 50% of the capital stock of Banorte Generali, S.A. de C.V. Afore from Generali.